Candlesticks, White House Collection

This pair of 1789 silver neoclassical candlesticks, by Roch-Louis Dany of France, was used by President James Monroe while he was the American minister to France. The pair was later sold to President James Madison and First Lady Dolley Madison in 1803 and were used in the Madisons Virginia home, Montpelier. These pieces reflect the taste of early presidents for French objects.